Popular South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun has been involved in massive controversy after he was rumoured to be dating late actress Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor. Her family claimed that the Queen Of Tears actor dated her when she was only 15 and he was 27. After continuously denying the claims of dating Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun has now himself accepted that he was dating her but said she was not a minor at that time. He also broke down in front of the media while apologising to everyone.
Starting by apologising to public, Kim Soo Hyun, “First, I apologize. It seems that so many people are suffering because of me, and it breaks my heart that the deceased cannot rest in peace. I consider myself a coward. I always seemed preoccupied with protecting what I had. I couldn’t even trust the kindness shown to me, and I was always afraid of losing something, of being harmed, so I was busy running away and denying things. That’s why it took me so long to stand here.”
Confirming that he date Kim Sae Ron and breaking silence about their viral selfie, he added, “It was the same when the deceased posted a photo of us together during the airing of “Queen of Tears.” Five years ago—and four years before “Queen of Tears” aired—the deceased and I dated for about a year. But at that time, I denied the dating rumors. I think it’s natural to criticize me for that choice. I understand if you can’t believe what I’m saying now about what happened between the deceased and me.”
While talking about the rumours around him and Kim Sae Ron and their leaked photos, he said, “I wouldn’t have had to receive threats every day about what photos they would upload tomorrow, what they would expose. And I wouldn’t have been humiliated by having photos of my private life leaked. But I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t accept being threatened and forced to admit that lies were the truth.”
Kim Soo Hyun completely refuted the rumours that he dated Kim Sae Rin when she was a minor and said that they rarely made a contact after their breakup. He said, “I did not date the deceased when she was a minor. And it is also not true that the deceased made a tragic choice because of me turning away or because my agency pressured her about her debt. Aside from the fact that we were both actors, we were both just ordinary lovers like everyone else. We met with good feelings for each other, and as time passed, we broke up. After that, we rarely contacted each other. Like most couples, we were cautious to contact each other separately after breaking up.”
“The deceased’s family is claiming that I drove the deceased to her death because I was her ex-boyfriend. They are forcing me to confess to things I didn’t do. “You manipulated the deceased since she was a minor. You pressured the deceased with money and killed her. So you are a murderer,” he added.
Kim Sae Ron tragically passed away on February 16, 2025. She was found dead by her friend in her apartment and her death was ruled as suicide.
